Town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years

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20. Thanks for your response.Yes I am very familiar with the history

Yet I think that there are many reasons to re-evaluate the use of fluoride in drinking water today. One reason is that since the 1950s the number of products containing fluoride and number of topical applications of fluoride being administered by dentists has increased phenomenally. It is I believe valid to ask whether people are getting too much fluoride. I think the fairly recent decision to reduce the recommended amount of fluoride to be added to tap water may have been influenced by the widespread problem of fluorosis, the mottling of teeth in children and teenager.
Your statement succinctly summarizes that history.

We have not had much research on fluoride and the human body, other than teeth. We don’t have much research on long term effects such as on bone health.

Aside from the issue of fluoride and reducing caries in children, there are ethical concerns about administering a medicine not beneficial to everyone through public water systems. The ethical issue has been raised more in Europe than in the US. In some counties they do not allow fluoride in tap water but fluoridated products are available.

Another ethical concern is the pressure to use water fluoridation as a substitute for dental care, particularly for poor children. In my city dental practices are located in more affluent areas and many poorer children rarely see a dentist. Yet despite fluoridation these kids have cavities.

These are just some of the reasons I have been investigating the water fluoridation issue. I am looking for research on bone health related to fluoridation, on dental health of poor children and fluoridation, and the issue of medical ethics.